Summary
A Quiet Place: Day Onereleases digitally on video-on-demand. Written and directed byPig’s Michael Sarnoski, with a story he conceived with John Krasinski, the prequel film follows a terminally ill woman during the onset of the alien invasion in New York City by extraterrestrial creatures who possess an acute sense of hearing. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o leads theA Quiet Place: Day Onecastalongside Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Eliane Umuhire, and Nico and Schnitzel as Frodo the Cat.
Per Paramount,A Quiet Place: Day Oneis now available to buy or rent on digital platforms. A three-movie collection – which includesA Quiet Place,A Quiet Place: Part II, andDay One– is also available to purchase on digital platforms.Day Onewill also be available on Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and in a collectible 4K Ultra HD SteelBook on October 8. Purchases of the film come with over 50 minutes of bonus features.
How Did A Quiet Place: Day One Perform At The Box Office?
Its Audience & Critical Reception Explained
ThoughDay Onefailed to surpass either of the first two films in terms of its total gross worldwide, its $253 million box office performance was still seen as exceeding expectations, since it is the ninth highest-grossing film of 2024 so far.
After a successful box office run,A Quiet Place: Day Onedebuts on digital platforms as one of the biggest movies of the summer.The prequel film was released in theaters on June 28 and its impressive $53 million opening weekend was theQuiet Placefranchise’s best debut yet. Previously,A Quiet Placeopened to $50 million in 2018, andPart IIdebuted to a slightly lower, but still strong $47 million during the early days of the theatrical recovery in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic.
WithDay Onedebuting on digital platforms,its box office run is effectively over, topping out at $253 million worldwide. The first film in the franchise remains the box office benchmark with $341 million globally.Part II, as previously mentioned, debuted during the early days of the theatrical recovery and grossed $297 million. ThoughDay Onefailed to surpass either of the first two films in terms of its total gross worldwide, its $253 million box office performance was still seen as exceeding expectations, since it is the ninth highest-grossing film of 2024 so far.
How Much A Quiet Place: Day One Cost To Make & What Box Office It Needs
A Quiet Place: Day One has a fairly large budget and needs to earn quite a bit at the box office to turn a profit, but it could easily be a success.
In addition to its box office success,the prequel film has received positive reviews.A Quiet Place: Day Onereviewshave praised Nyong’o and Quinn’s performances, which ground the film in a raw humanity, combined with Sarnoski’s ability to find new and innovative ways to create fear in a silent setting. The prequel holds strong, but franchise-low Rotten Tomatoes scores – 87% from the critics and 73% from audiences. WithA Quiet Place: Day Onenow on digital platforms, its success should surely carry over.
A Quiet Place: Day One
Cast
A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off of the A Quiet Place franchise conceived by John Krasinski. The film is set at the beginning of the invasion as humanity scrambles to survive, before the events of the original film, with Lupita Nyong’O leading the cast, directed by Michael Sarnoski.
